...contains a religious figure, Friar Lawrence, who is to blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. His actions throughout the play as a friar are debateable, even with many years of experience. He is expected to help the town and prevent any kind of trouble, however, he has created plans that has made room for more trouble. The Friar's first mistake which leads to the tragedy is allowing the marriage of the "star cross'd lovers" without the permission of the parent Montague and Capulet. In addition, Friar Lawrence had to deliver a message to Romeo which was vital to their plan, but he did not take good care of it. Finally, he designed a plan which involved faking the death of Juliet, deceiving to honourable families and disturbing the dead. Friar Lawrence giving permission to Romeo and Juliet to marry without their parent's consent has led to their death. The Friar...
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...In the story of Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy occurs between two star crossed lovers in which the result is both of their lives are taken from them. Many people have debated on the subject of whose fault it actually is, but the person who needs to take most of the blame for what happened is Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence was the wise advisor to Romeo and Juliet, and he also was the adult in the situation. Even though not even all adults make the right decisions, he should have handled the whole situation better. For example, he should not have married the couple together because of how young and immature they both are. The Friar wasn’t thinking very well with the decision he make to join the two together, especially after how much trouble he...
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...unfortunate circumstances result in disaster, and although many people could be to blame for their deaths Friar lawrence plays a particularly integral role. Friar Lawrence is the most to blame because he married Romeo and Juliet. If he had not married Romeo and Juliet, there wouldn’t be so many problems. Befor he married Romeo and Juliet he should have went to Lord Montague and Lord Capulet and talked to them about Romeo and Juliet wanting to marry. Another reason Friar Lawrence is at fault is...
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...Juliet”, there are several significant details that help the reader determine who is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death. First, the characters the Montagues and the Capulets feuding is to blame. Another important detail is Friar Lawrence who’s plan is to blame. The third detail important to the play is Romeo who took matters into his own hands without really thinking things through he is also to blame. . All of these details are significant because they each played a role in the Romeo and Juliet taking their own lives. The situation could have been very avoidable if each character really thought about what they were doing. The families long lasting feud is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death. In the beginning of the document which is document A it states, “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean”. Meaning the two families the Montagues and the Capulets had the opportunity to end their feud but they didn’t. They decided to continue it causing many problems in...
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...In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet, Friar Lawrence, and Romeo ostensibly are to blame for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. All three come into this context more than other character’s because they started everything from the beginning. Without Romeo and Juliet falling in love so quickly and then wanting to get married so early, none of the conflict would have happened. The Friar, on the other half, was middling with this idea and did not think to put an end to it. Juliet, Friar Lawrence and Romeo all are selfish and caused the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because Juliet had ended up trying everything just because she did not want to leave her lavish lifestyle, Friar Lawrence had only married the two in order to reconcile the...
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...Friar Lawrence Is To Blame When anything bad happens, blame is always at fault. Romeo and juliet were both at fault during there days where they loved each other and would put anything up to be with one another. In the case of Romeo and Juliet they had people in and out of there relationship, which has impacted the overall status, ending in death which could have been prevented. The person to blame in this case of Romeo and Juliet's death is Friar Lawrence because of his lack of communications and bad execution of his plan. When Romeo and Juliet fell in love the Friar was always there and was meant for holy guidance and a person to rely on. When they both had an issue with Juliet having to marry another man they reached out to the Friar. In...
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...The characters to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death are themselves, along with Friar Lawrence. Romeo and Juliet are both to blame because of their impatient attitude and quick decision making, along with their adolescence. I believe that several characters are to blame for other than Romeo and Juliet, but if I had to choose, it would be Friar Lawrence. His encouragement towards Romeo and Juliet being together was a huge impact on how the story turned out. In my opinion, Friar Lawrence is most to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet. From the beginning of the play, Friar was the one to agree to marry the two of them. Friar should’ve been the practical one, knowing that it was a bad idea to have Romeo and Juliet together, but instead he...
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...Although many characters in William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, shared the blame of the newlywed's death, Friar Lawrence was ultimately at fault due to his countless naive and rash attempts at holding their doomed marriage together. The Friar had been the one to marry Romeo and Juliet in secret, provide Juliet with the sleeping elixir, and lastly, in act of cowardice, had left Juliet to her own self imposed death when guards could be heard on their way to the Capulet’s tomb. To start, the Friar had been the one to unwisely marry the couple in secret. Although offering little hesitance at young Romeo’s proposition, Lawrence had quickly agreed, thinking that the marriage between the two feuding houses would somehow force them into setting their differences aside for the sake of the young couple. What Friar Lawrence hadn’t realized was that in order to see this happen, the marriage would have had been made public, otherwise the two families would have no idea that their long held grudges would need to have been let go. As consequence to these actions, Tybalt had slain Mercutio, which in turn led to Romeo being responsible for the revengeful...
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...lovers ended their own lives because they refused to live forever without one another. However, Prince Escalus wants to know who the real cause of their death was. While both Friar Lawrence and Capulet are somewhat responsible, the Capulet-Montegue feud deserves the most blame. Friar Lawrence devised a desperate plan to get Romeo and Juliet back together, but it fails horribly. Romeo never gets the letter and is informed by Balthasar that Juliet is dead. He kills himself soon before Friar Lawrence Arrives, Juliet waking up soon after and stabbing herself with a dagger. Juliet proves to the Friar that she loves Romeo so...
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...Juliet by William Shakespeare focus on two teenage lovers from rival families that can't live without each other so they end up committing suicide.But who is to blame for this tragedy? Frayer lawrence is most to blame do to him agreed to a rushed marriage and he came up with a insane plane that was doomed from the start. Friar Lawrence is most at fault because he is the one who agreed to marry Romeo and...
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...The one to blame for death These tragic flaws have tragic ends. Some tall tales have a fault in the beginning and a tragic ending. In this tragedy, two families Capulet and Montague are in a long-standing feud that seems to last a lifetime. During this fued, one Capulet and one Montague fall in love. Because of their love, they commit suicide which ends their families feud. During the play, two love one another so much, enough to kill them. Even though some characters are to blame for their unfortunate suicide. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the character to blame for the star-crossed lovers death is Friar Lawrence because he knew Romeo and Juliet’s marriage was not a good idea, he was not honest, and because he never helped Romeo and Juliet with anything. The first reason Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s suicide is because he knew that he should not have married...
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...Shakespeare, it portrays a tragic story of two young lovers in the city of Verona. Friar Laurence is the character most to blame for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet because he gave poison to Juliet, trusted someone else with an important letter, and married Romeo and Juliet and kept their secret of them being together. Friar Laurence is the most to blame for the events that occur in Romeo and Juliet because he gave sleeping poison to Juliet. If Friar Laurence never would have given Juliet the sleeping poison, Romeo and Juliet would have not found each other dead and killed themselves. In act 5, Romeo declares, “Here's to my love! [Drinks.] O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die” (Shakespeare, 6). This quote is Romeo speaking as he drinks potion to kill himself after he finds Juliet appearing to be dead. If the...
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...incident that is to blame. Most often, it is a series of events that lead up to one’s breaking point. This is the case in William Shakespeare’s drama The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet are met with countless opposition, from feuding families to failed plans, and it seems they are doomed by fate. What began as an innocent romance between two young lovers slowly turns towards a bitter ending and both of their deaths’. Although Fate and Friar Lawrence are partially to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, because the families cause the initial conflict, they deserve the most blame for the deaths of the star crossed lovers, Romeo...
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...Most people believe that romance brings love and affection, but when taken to the extreme, it can lead to tragedy and despair. Romeo and Juliet may be the most famous of the great literary tragedies. The feud between the Montagues and Capulets prohibits the love and ultimately results in the death of the “star-crossed lovers”. It may be difficult to truly determine who is to blame for the tragedy because their lives were influenced and affected by many figures. But the question is, who is most to blame for the death of the two lovers? I believe that Friar Lawrence is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet. He easily could have prevented their love from being too strong by not marrying them. If he didn’t act so courageously and think that their marriage would end...
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...You are to blame. Often people look at other people to censure when something goes wrong. Most times it is the person blaming someone else that has done the wrong. But in this case the victims are no longer able to point fingers. William Shakespeare brought the world the story of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is a very dreamy story at first until one thing goes wrong and then everyone starts dying. Romeo and Juliet are the lovers that end up committing suicide for each other. Mercutio is the best friend that sets off the story by dying first. Tybalt is the main reason why Mercutio dies and the Friar Lawrence brought Romeo and Juliet together in hope it would end the feud between the families. The Capulets and the Montagues...
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